by Joe Katzman | Oct 14, 2005 | Corporate Innovations, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, R&D - Private, UAVs, USA
DID recently covered the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) UAV program, and the effects its ambitious requirements and quest for a new operating system might have on the project as a whole. As part of their system’s development, Lockheed has introduced...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 14, 2005 | Coastal & Littoral, Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, Other Equipment - Land, Policy - Doctrine, Robots, USA
LCS with H-60S(click to view full) Advances in the USA’s littoral warfare capabilities include mine hunting lasers, UUVs, and Littoral Combat Ships. As the US Navy’s program executive officer for Littoral and Mine Warfare, Rear Admiral William E. Landay...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 14, 2005 | Domestic Security, Legal, Policy - Personnel
As part of the US military’s organizational transformation, the Bush administration has pushed to create more flexibility within the Department of Defense’s personnel system with a streamlined appeals processes, more market-based compensation, merit pay,...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 14, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Other Corporation, USA
Katrina (click to view full) The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division in North Charleston, SC continues to issue contracts related to post-Katrina cleanup at US military facilities. Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root Services in...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 14, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA
Batteries. So many things in the modern soldier’s kit seem to require batteries that their combined weight has started to become an issue. Meanwhile, batteries are necessary to keep many of those high-tech gew-gaws working. Staff America Inc. in Valdese, NC...
